Gone Fishing

Abstract

In this activity, students create a hands-on model of an ocean ecosystem to gain an understanding of how humans can alter biodiversity through their actions. Students use differing levels of fishing technology to explore the concepts of sustainability and overfishing.

Key Words:

• biodiversity
• ecology
• life sciences
• marine
• overfishing

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Notes on contributors

Jim Kisiel

Hillary Olson-Demme is the visitor education coordinator at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. For more than nine years, Ms. Olson-Demme has been involved with informal science education at outdoor schools, planetaria, parks, and museums. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in science education at the University of Southern California. Jim Kisiel is a program evaluator in the education department at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. A former high school science teacher, he has developed many activities for the museum's outreach programs.